US Court of Appeals Freezes Antitrust Decision Against Qualcomm

The Federal Court of Appeal froze the ruling that Qualcomm Inc. has committed a number of antitrust violations, pushing the chip maker to allow it to maintain its business practices for the time being.

The court ruling on Friday was a failure of the Federal Trade Commission, which filed a lawsuit against the company, claiming it was involved in an illegal monopoly that harmed smartphone makers and competing chip makers.